Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, commonly shortened to Assistant to the Twelve or Assistant to the Twelve Apostles, was a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1941 and 1976. As the title of the calling suggests, men who held this position assisted the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in fulfilling their priesthood responsibilities. Assistants to the Twelve were General Authorities, and were generally assigned by the Twelve to preside over and speak at stake conferences; re-organize stakes; tour missions; and assist in the direction of worldwide missionary work. Like Counselor in the First Presidency, Assistant to the Twelve was not a distinct priesthood office--rather, it was a calling that any worthy high priest could be called to fill. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, priesthood is considered to be the power and authority to act in the name of God, including the performance of sacred rites and ordinances, and the performance of miracles. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the LDS Church. ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a general authority is a member of a select body of approximately 100 men with administrative and ecclesiastical authority in the church. ... A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregrations in sects of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... The current version of the article or section is written like an essay. ... In Mormonism, the First Presidency (or the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is one of the governing bodies in the church hierarchy of several Latter Day Saint denominations. ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a high priest is a member of the priesthood (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) who holds the same priesthood authority as that of an Elder, but who is ordained to the office of a high priest. ...

In April 1941, Church President Heber J. Grant called five men to serve as Assistants to the Twelve. No more Assistants to the Twelve were called until 1951; the Church continued to call Assistants to the Twelve throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and the first half of the 1970s. In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. ... Heber J. Grant (November 22, 1856 – May 14, 1945) was the seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormonism). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... Dr. Seuss Jean Shepherd Ringo Starr John Steinbeck Gloria Steinem Tom Stoppard Hunter S. Thompson Gore Vidal Peter Vincent Kurt Vonnegut Andy Warhol Alan Watts Bob Weir Brian Wilson Tom Wolfe There were six Olympics held during the decade. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Of the 38 men who held the calling of Assistant to the Twelve, thirteen later became members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Marion G. Romney, George Q. Morris, Hugh B. Brown, Gordon B. Hinckley, N. Eldon Tanner, Boyd K. Packer, Marvin J. Ashton, L. Tom Perry, David B. Haight, James E. Faust, Neal A. Maxwell, Robert D. Hales, and Joseph B. Wirthlin. Additionally, two former Assistants to the Twelve (Alvin R. Dyer and Thorpe B. Isaacson) were ordained to the office of Apostle without being made members of the Quorum of the Twelve. Seven Assistants to the Twelve (Romney, Brown, Dyer, Isaacson, Hinckley, Tanner and Faust) later served in the First Presidency of the Church, and one (Hinckley) has gone on to become President of the Church. Marion George Romney (September 19, 1897-May 20, 1988) was a high-ranking official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Categories: LDS stubs ... Hugh Brown Brown (October 24, 1883 — December 2, 1975) was a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (b. ... Nathan Eldon Tanner (May 9, 1898-November 27, 1982) was a high-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Acting President Boyd K. Packer Boyd Kenneth Packer (born September 10, 1924 in Brigham City, Utah) has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1970. ... Marvin J. Ashton Marvin Jeremy Ashton (May 6, 1915 - February 25, 1994) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 until his death. ... Lowell Tom Perry (born August 5, 1922) is a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having been ordained to that body in 1974. ... David B. Haight David Bruce Haight (September 9, 1906 – July 31, 2004) was the oldest apostle in the history of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which he was ordained in January 8, 1976. ... James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920—) (commonly known as James E. Faust) is Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926–July 21, 2004) was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, following the calling of Gordon B. Hinckley as a third counselor in the First Presidency, and was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of... Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... Joseph B. Wirthlin Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (born June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, following the death of... Alvin Rulon Dyer (1903-1977) was an Apostle and a General Authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... In Mormonism, an Apostle is a special witness of the name of Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others. ...

In 1976, Church President Spencer W. Kimball announced that the calling of Assistant to the Twelve would be discontinued, and that the 22 men then serving in that calling would be ordained to the priesthood office of Seventy and assigned to the First Quorum of the Seventy, which had been organized in 1975. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was the twelfth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1973-1985). ... In Mormonism, a Quorum of the Seventy is one of a group of up to seventy traveling ministers charged with the mission of preaching to the entire world, under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. ... The Quorums of the Seventy are area and General Authorities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

The following individuals held the calling of Assistant to Twelve:

Marion G. Romney (1941-1951)
Thomas E. McKay (1941-1958)
Clifford E. Young (1941-1958)
Alma Sonne (1941-1976)
Nicholas G. Smith (1941-1945)
George Q. Morris (1951-1954)
Stayner Richards (1951-1953)
ElRay L. Christiansen (1951-1975)
John Longden (1951-1969)
Hugh B. Brown (1953-1958)
Sterling W. Sill (1954-1976)
Gordon B. Hinckley (1958-1961)
Henry D. Taylor (1958-1976)
William J. Critchlow, Jr. (1958-1968)
Alvin R. Dyer (1958-1967; 1970-1976)
N. Eldon Tanner (1960-1962)
Franklin D. Richards (1960-1976)
Theodore M. Burton (1960-1976)
Thorpe B. Isaacson (1961-1965; 1970)
Boyd K. Packer (1961-1970)
Bernard P. Brockbank (1962-1976)
James A. Cullimore (1966-1976)
Marion D. Hanks (1968-1976)
Marvin J. Ashton (1969-1971)
Joseph Anderson (1970-1976)
David B. Haight (1970-1976)
William H. Bennett (1970-1976)
John H. Vandenberg (1972-1976)
Robert L. Simpson (1972-1976)
O. Leslie Stone (1972-1976)
James E. Faust (1972-1976)
L. Tom Perry (1972-1974)
J. Thomas Fyans (1974-1976)
Neal A. Maxwell (1974-1976)
William Grant Bangerter (1975-1976)
Robert D. Hales (1975-1976)
Adney Y. Komatsu (1975-1976)
Joseph B. Wirthlin (1975-1976)
Marion George Romney (September 19, 1897-May 20, 1988) was a high-ranking official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Categories: LDS stubs ... Hugh Brown Brown (October 24, 1883 — December 2, 1975) was a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Gordon Bitner Hinckley (b. ... Alvin Rulon Dyer (1903-1977) was an Apostle and a General Authority in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Nathan Eldon Tanner (May 9, 1898-November 27, 1982) was a high-ranking leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Franklin Dewey Richards (1821–1899) (commonly known as Franklin D. Richards) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from February 12, 1849 until his death, December 9, 1899. ... Acting President Boyd K. Packer Boyd Kenneth Packer (born September 10, 1924 in Brigham City, Utah) has been a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1970. ... Marvin J. Ashton Marvin Jeremy Ashton (May 6, 1915 - February 25, 1994) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971 until his death. ... David B. Haight David Bruce Haight (September 9, 1906 – July 31, 2004) was the oldest apostle in the history of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which he was ordained in January 8, 1976. ... James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920—) (commonly known as James E. Faust) is Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Lowell Tom Perry (born August 5, 1922) is a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having been ordained to that body in 1974. ... Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926–July 21, 2004) was ordained an apostle by N. Eldon Tanner on July 23, 1981, following the calling of Gordon B. Hinckley as a third counselor in the First Presidency, and was sustained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of... Robert Dean Hales (born August 24, 1932) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 1994 and ordained an apostle on April 7, 1994 following the death of Marvin J. Ashton. ... Joseph B. Wirthlin Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (born June 11, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah) was sustained to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, following the death of...